Cryptocurrencies
U.S. overtakes China in bitcoin mining after Beijing clampdown
Cambridge report shows Kazakhstan, Russia and Malaysia rising in rankings
Kazakhstan
Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency miners flee China as clampdown intensifies
G-20 finance chiefs warn against asset-linked 'stablecoins' without official oversight
Politics
Kazakh ban on foreign farmland sales fails to quell China distrust
Defiant opposition ready for new protests despite getting its way
Politics
Kazakh ruling party set to retain hold on power in Sunday's vote
No surprises in parliamentary election in Central Asian nation
Coronavirus
WHO leaves Turkmenistan in COVID gray zone as neighbors face surge
Central Asian nation says it has no cases but is advised to act like it does
Economy
ADB warns coronavirus threatens to chop 10% off global output
Bank says fiscal and monetary responses needed immediately to soften fallout
Transportation
Shippers turn to Belt and Road trains to beat coronavirus shutdowns
With air and sea freight services disrupted, Europe-Asia rail lines shine
Coronavirus
Tajikistan finally confronts virus as Central Asian economies reel
Turkmenistan is now region's last bastion claiming to be coronavirus-free
Opinion
For developing world, Belt and Road Initiative is best deal around
China's infrastructure offer supports economic growth in Europe, Africa and Asia
Economy
Pandemic to cut Asian growth to 2.2%, worst since 1998 crisis: ADB
Thailand, Hong Kong and seven other economies to shrink, China to slow sharply
Coronavirus
Central Asia virus responses run gamut from crisis to nonchalance
Pandemic tests economies, health systems, China ties -- and folk remedies
Interview
World Bank warns of 'third shock' after coronavirus and trade war
Developing Asia urged to address expected poverty surge, financial distress
Coronavirus
Central Asian nations tighten restrictions as coronavirus spreads
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan expand countermeasures
Economy
Oil price plunge thrusts Kazakhstan into crisis mode
Saudi-Russian spat slams local currency and compounds coronavirus fallout
Life
Mongolians embrace 21st century tourism boom
Business opportunities blossom as nomads discover Airbnb
International relations
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan spurn US call to confront China
Pompeo's plea to end 'repression' of Muslim minorities also draws Chinese ire
Japan immigration
Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers
Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold
Belt and Road
Beijing-backed Pakistan port opens as hub for Afghanistan trade
Gwadar challenges Indian interests in region, but China's ROI remains unclear
International relations
Russia woos India to sign trade pact with Eurasian Economic Union
Moscow hopes to show global heavyweights take its bloc seriously
Politics
Japan to honor Tetsu Nakamura, doctor killed in Afghanistan
Late humanitarian to be awarded Order of the Rising Sun
